The Blue Fairy Book - online childrens book

Illustrated classic fairy tales for children by Andrew Lang

pretended to be asleep, began to call out in a clear voice: ' My lad, make that waistcoat and patch those trousers, or I'll box your ears. I have killed seven at a blow, slain two giants, led a unicorn captive, and caught a wild boar, then why should I be afraid of those men standing outside my door ? ' The men, when they heard the tailor saying these words, were so terrified that they fled as if pursued by a wild army, and didn't dare go near him again. So the little tailor was and remained a king all the days of his life.